11-12 janvier 2019 : Aristotelian Biology and Christian Theology in the Early Empire (Oxford)

Aristotelian Biology and Christian Theology in the Early Empire

International conference

Oxford, 11-12 January 2019

Confirmed Speakers

·         Sophia Connell (Birkbeck, University of London, UK)

·         Samuel Fernandez (University of Santiago, Chile)

·         Dawn LaValle Norman (Australian Catholic University)

·         Anne Siebels Peterson (University of Utah, USA) 

·         Marco Zambon (University of Padova, Italy)

·         Teun Tieleman (Utrecht University)

Venue: Lecture Room, Faculty of Philosophy , University of Oxford, OX1 4JF

Schedule

Friday 11 Jan 2019

14.00 – 14.30 Registration and Welcome

14.30 – 15.45 Anne Siebels Peterson “The Soul-Body Problem in the Antique Controversy between Philosophers and Christian Theologians in Antiquity”

15:45 – 16.00 Break

16.00 – 17.15 Sophia Connell “The Reproductive Soul: From Aristotle to Galen”

16.15 – 17.30 Break

17:30 – 18: 45 Samuel Fernandez “The relationship between soul and body according to Origen’s De principiis, in the light of protology and eschatoloy”

Saturday 12 Jan 2018

9:15 – 10:30 Teun Tieleman “Aristotle (and Galen) in Nemesius’ On the Nature of Man ”

10:30 – 10:45 Break

10:45 – 11:30 Marco Zambon “Natural Sciences and Anthropology in Didymus the Blind’s Commentaries”

11:30 – 11:45 Break

11:45 – 13.00 Dawn LaValle Norman “The Use of Aristotle’s Biology in Methodius of Olympus’ De Resurrectione”

Registration: The conference is open to all, and free of charge; but for please let the organisers know if wish to attend by emailing: power@philosophy.ox.ac.uk

The organisers are grateful to the Society for Hellenic Studies, the British Society for the History of Philosophy, and the Analysis Trust for their financial support.

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